'Bread' in the Bible

And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Elisha said, "Hear the word of Yahweh: 'Thus says Yahweh, "At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour [will sell] for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.'"

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.

Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.

And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

A Levite called Mattithiah, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with baking the bread.

Some of the Kohathites’ relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the bread of the Presence every Sabbath.

Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

as well as the rows of the bread of the Presence, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of volume and length.

the weight of gold for each table for the rows of the bread of the Presence and the silver for the silver tables;

Now I am building a temple for the name of Yahweh my God in order to dedicate it to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the rows of the bread of the Presence continuously, and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening, the Sabbaths and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

Solomon also made all the equipment in God’s temple: the gold altar; the tables on which to put the bread of the Presence;

Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

They offer a burnt offering and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and every evening, and they set the rows of the bread of the Presence on the ceremonially clean table. They light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are carrying out the requirements of Yahweh our God, while you have abandoned Him.

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of the bread of the Presence and all its utensils.

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

the bread displayed before the Lord, the daily grain offering, the regular burnt offering, the Sabbath and New Moon offerings, the appointed festivals, the holy things, the sin offerings to atone for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bread from swift steeds.

For my sighing cometh before my bread, and my groanings are poured out like the waters.

He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

“Behold, as wild donkeys in the wildernessThey go forth seeking food in their activity,As bread for their children in the desert.

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans --

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

People ate the bread of angels.He sent them an abundant supply of food.

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

He casts down his ice crystals like bread fragments. Who can endure his freezing cold?

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

And a sufficiency of goats' milk is for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!

A man -- poor and oppressing the weak, Is a sweeping rain, and there is no bread.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water,

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:

Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.